Vitter; Nungesser-Young lead early 2015 pollVoters, obviously, are not yet tuned into the 2015 ballot, despite the intriguing races it will host. But that didn't stop the Metairie-based research firm Multi-Quest from going into the field for...

Is there life after death for Louisiana Democrats?In terms of modern politics, the Louisiana Democratic Party will likely enter 2015 at its weakest point ever. But in terms of politics dating back to the 19th century, the party of the donkey has b...

Letter to the Editor:Dear Editor: We want to thank the hundreds of veterans, friends and families who joined us Nov. 11 for our Veterans Day Ceremony and Park Dedication. The goal of the Park Committee has been to dev...

Scores of voucher students disappointingly lowQuestions about the effectiveness of Louisiana’s voucher system for education will linger and perhaps grow louder after this year’s test scores showed that just 44 percent of voucher students takin...

True holiday of guiltThe autumn dark is lengthening, which means the English-speaking, Judeo-Christian Holiday Season is about to split open wider than a crocodile mouth at the bottom of a baby duckling water slide. It...

Candidates for attorney general stacking upBy Jeremy Alford LaPolitics.com Attorney General Buddy Caldwell will likely be called many things during the 2015 election cycle, but lonely will not be one of them. Democratic attorney Ike Jackson...